Burundi sees its largest number of refugees arriving in decades during Congo’s fighting
The United Nations says Burundi is seeing its largest influx of refugees in decades as tens of thousands of people flee the ...
East Congo ceasefire in trouble as rebels stay in strategic town
A de facto ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in the eastern Congo town of Walikale appeared to ...
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No child should be forced to choose between hunger and education, King Letsie III and African Development Bank President Adesina declare
A school feeding organization in Kenya, Food4Education, left King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, so impressed that ...
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UNHCR: DR Congo crisis deepens as funding cuts hit critical humanitarian aid
Critical funding gaps are severely hampering humanitarian efforts in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond, leaving thousands without life-saving aid and pushing an already dire ...
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DR Congo bets on cobalt export freeze to halt price tumble
In 2019, the Congolese government created ARECOMS, a body to regulate artisanal mining, notably by banning child labour and carrying out environmental studies into the practice. But rights groups ...
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'Genius' laundry hack or 'child labor?' Why one video sparked a fierce debate.
Several users argued the girl shown using the cardboard folding tool is too young to start doing chores, with one commenting: "CHILD LABOR BACK IN?!" “Seriously? This kid has their entire life ...
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Caritas Internationalis warns violence in Democratic Republic of Congo may become regional
The ongoing violent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which keeps escalating, risks spreading to the entire nation and even becoming regional if there is no immediate ...
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Mystery disease in Congo may be from poisoned water source, WHO says. Here's what to know.
A mystery illness that has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to from a "poisoning of a water source," according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's head ...
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Labor pitches $1b Western Freeway upgrade to Melbourne's west as federal election looms
Labor has announced a $1.1 billion upgrade to the Western Highway. Most of the funding will go towards improving the freeway between Melton and Caroline Springs. The federal and Victorian Labor ...
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AFRICA/DR CONGO - Killings, kidnappings and forced labor are taking place in the areas occupied by the M23
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Killings, kidnappings and forced labor are taking place in Kamanyola, the village in the Ruzizi Plain (in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Killings, Kidnappings and Forced Labor Are Taking Place in the Areas Occupied By the M23
Kinshasa — Killings, kidnappings and forced labor are taking place in Kamanyola, the village in the Ruzizi Plain (in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...